I predict that Raymond will become a runner like squeaky because, in the climax of the story during the race Raymond was climbing the fence, and the only reason he could have done what he did was by watching and practicing what his sister does. In the text it states: “Raymond with his arms down to his sides and palms tucked behind him, running his very own style, and it’s the first time I ever seen him run like that I almost had to stop and watch.” My textual evidence shows how Raymond evolved as a character in this story by watching and practicing overtime what he had seen. Despite, him being mentally challenged and having disabilities he was able to overcome. Raymond is an amazing, captivating, and empowering character in
Because she saw Raymond running along the sidelines, something sparks inside of her. “Cause if I’ve lost this race, or if me and Gretchen tied… I can always retire as a runner… and coach with Raymond as my champ” (Bambara 111). Squeaky doesn’t care about her win anymore. She is thinking about Raymond’s potential as a runner. Her heart is growing fond at the thought of her brother following behind her footsteps. “My brother Raymond, a great runner in the family tradition” (Bambara 111). This shows that Squeaky is excited for her brother’s future. He is no longer the annoying ‘little’ brother he always was. Now, he is a person with the ability to run like she can. Finally, even after the man announces that Squeaky won, she looks over at Gretchen. There is no longer venom boiling between them. “And I smile. ‘Cause she’s good, no doubt about it. Maybe she’d like to help me coach Raymond” (Bambara 112). There is a newfound respect between the two girls. Gretchen even smiles back. The walls Squeaky spent so long building up are now crumbling down piece by piece as her mind
Squeaky may be small and scrawny, but she can win any track meet. Compared to Gretchen, they both are similar in many ways. In “Raymond’s Run”, by Toni Cade Bambara, Gretchen and Squeaky fight their way to the finish line. Their differences may split them apart, but they both are similar in many ways.
Lots of people, women and girls, men and boys, experience the struggle of stereotypes. They are not able to show their true selves. People try to block out their true feelings with fake feelings. They cloud their emotional core with false emotions. They act happy.
Even though it is a struggle, being yourself is the best thing that you can be. When trying to be yourself, it is common to face obstacles and hardships that can get in the way of achieving your goals. The character Squeaky from “Raymond’s Run”, by Toni Cade Bambara, faces obstacles and hardships, but in the end she learns that people should not expect her to be someone she is not. She learns to be herself, and no one else. The song, “She Used to Be Mine” by Sara Bareilles is all about being yourself. It deals with obstacles like facing your fears, and the idea that nobody is perfect. The story “Raymond’s Run”, explains how Squeaky, the main character, does not feel accepted by anyone. Her mother expects her to be a “typical girl”, and her
In the story, “Raymond’s Run,” by Toni Bambara, Squeaky is the best of the best but is cocky about it and never lets the opportunity slip when talking to others. Squeaky has a big competition coming up against her biggest rival, Gretchen. Before the race starts Squeaky is determined to win. Although Squeaky is a driven runner, through the end of the 50-yard dash, she starts to realize that is isn’t all about her.
Have you ever had to defend someone? In “Raymond's Run”, by Toni Cade Bambara, Squeaky displays a protective character throughout the story. She is protective because she takes care of her brother, stands up for him and above all, she….. is like a mother to him.
I predict that Raymond will become a great runner like Squeaky. Raymond will become a great runner like Squeaky because; during the race Raymond was running with the other runners. In the story, it says that on the other side of the fence is Raymond with his arms down to his side and, the palms tucked up behind him. Raymond was running in his very own style. That was Squeaky’s first time she ever seen that and she almost stop to watch her Brother Raymond running on his very first run. Raymond can become a great runner, if he practices a lot or practice with his sister.
In the story “Raymond’s run” the character Raymond actually runs and his proud little sister the track star Squeaky found out that he’s just as fast as her. Now this I the story bring a lot of speculation about whether or not Raymond become a runner like squeaky. I’m here to tell you that he will in fact be a runner maybe even better than squeaky and I’m going to tell you why, so let’s get started.
In “Raymond's Run” by Toni Cade Bambara the protagonist, Squeaky, protects her brother while preparing for her race in Harlem. Squeaky's revelation this story is she learned that the world does not revolve around her and gains respect for her rival, Gretchen, and a mentally ill brother Raymond.
Raymond has some mental problems, and he when he runs, it looks very awkward. People laugh at him, and Raymond gets very upset. Squeaky, Raymond’s older sister, tells people to stop making fun of him. Squeaky wins a school race, and Raymond runs outside the fence with her the whole race. She realizes that she can train Raymond to run. People won’t be able to laugh at him if he is
She takes her running very serious and works extremely hard to win all of the races, she loves the competition and the excitement of it all. In the story “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, Squeaky has ran every race since kindergarten and is prepared to do just the same at the May Day races. When the new girl Gretchen shows up and was planning on competing in the race things get rough, people were telling Squeaky “ That new girl should give you a run for your money.” (Bambara,28)
In conclusion, the reason I think that Raymond became a fast runner like Squeaky is because the story says that he always found a way to keep up with Squeaky while she was practicing her running. The reason I say that I think that Raymond became a good runner is because
In the story Raymond’s Run Squeaky is a very interesting person. For instance, she had a great passion for running, and was surprisingly good at it to. She was so good in the story she stated that “The big kids call me mercury because, I’m the swiftest thing in the neighborhood. ’Her passion went so far she would run while her mother was grocery shopping.
Do you think that Raymond will be a runner like Squeaky. Me personally I do think he will be a good runner and he learns from watching squeaky and practicing with her every day. Raymond wants to be like squeaky as you can tell if you read the passage when it says he copied her every move before the race started. If squeaky showed and teaches him what she know he will be even faster than he already is. The faster Raymond get he will have a better chance of winning a race.
I believe that the reason why I think Raymond will be a runner like Squeaky is because that after the story ends, Squeaky will retire from racing so she can coach Raymond to run fast. My evidence for this is that in the story, after Squeaky saw how well Gretchen ran in the race, she says: “Maybe she’d like to help me coach Raymond.” This evidence shows that Squeaky is planning on helping Raymond by thinking that Gretchen could help her too. Another piece of evidence is in the climax when Squeaky first notices that Raymond was running really fast. When Squeaky noticed this, she was just amazed. So amazed that in the story she says: “I almost stop to watch my brother Raymond on his first run.” In conclusion, all of the evidence shows that Squeaky